This collection brings together the Black Health articles supplied for the Knowledge Hub.
Factorial invariance of the Everyday Discrimination Scale among African, Caribbean, Black, and other racialized women living with and without HIV in British Columbia, Canada
Objectives: The Everyday Discrimination Scale (EDS) assesses the mistreatment racialized people experience daily. It is widely used in Canadian HIV research to measure racial discrimination among African, Caribbean, and/or Black (ACB), and other racialized women. However,…
“Keep it moving”: The Traumatic Impact of Gun Violence in the Lives of Young Black Men
This study considers the experiences of young Black men who have been impacted by traumatic gun violence either directly through being shot or by witnessing gun violence. This study was completed to increase knowledge and awareness…
Factors associated with the development, severity, and resolution of post COVID-19 condition in adults living in Canada, January 2020 to August 2022
Objectives: We aimed to characterize the burden of post COVID-19 condition (PCC) among adults in Canada and identify factors associated with its occurrence, severity, and resolution. Methods: We used self-report data from a population-based cross-sectional probability…
“We are like broken vessels; we get thrown out”: the triple violence of injury among Jamaican migrant farm workers in Canada
A form of indentured labour, Canada’s Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP) hires thousands of Jamaican farm workers each year on temporary contracts that bind their employment and immigration status to a single Canadian employer. Hazardous working…
Pediatric Morbidity Among Black Haitians in Canada: A Longitudinal Cohort Study.
Background: In the U.S., Black children have disproportionately elevated rates of pediatric morbidity compared with White children, but data are lacking for other countries. We studied the extent to which Black Haitians were at risk of…
